Want to experience College at its best? Go to Gainesville and walk into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium…read more Game day is like no other. Tailgating starts by 10 no matter what time the game is. There's plenty of excitement pre-game and when you enter the stadium the energy is crazy. Can you imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with 90,000 people with one common goal...A Gators Win! The sound is deafening, but so exciting. Every ones a fan, when you're inside and you will find yourself doing the Gator Chomp or screaming Go Gators. The Stadium is located on the north end of UF's campus. It's between University Avenue on the north side, Gale Lemerand Drive on the west, and Stadium Road on the south. One of the biggest stadiums in the country,, it can hold over 90,000 Gator fans. Nicknamed "The Swamp" it's where Gators live and the rumor has it...only Gators come out alive! If crowds aren't your thing, no worries, the stadium is open to the public almost every day except game day. If you're in Gainesville or just passing by, this is a must stop. On any given day, you can walk inside the stadium. sit in the stands, and watch the college students run the stairs and exercise. It's magical. Don't forget to walk past the bronze gator and touch his head for good luck!

A fitting, modern, expansive stadium for one of the South's great football legacies. Having been…read morerenovated and updated many times, the stadium and Florida Field still have their original location and a lot of the storied original ambience at hand plus all the modern amenities. It's just rough enough in places to remind you of its history yet gleaming enough in the right places (like the Bull Gator monument at the southwest corner) to feel impressive. The statues of UF's Heisman Trophy winners also are nicely done and very striking.

Five years... So many basketball games, gymnastics tournaments--and now this unforgettable moment:…read morewatching my son walk across the stage of the O'Connell Center to receive his master's degree. What a thrill to witness the Warrington College of Business graduation. UF makes it truly special--each graduate's name lit up on the scoreboard, a professional photographer capturing that proud walk across the stage, and a celebration that honors every achievement. UF really does it right--this was so well organized and there was plenty of parking available. What an incredible way to mark this milestone!

Was an Amazing Concert and Night of Worship at the Tim Tebow and Zach Williams Break the Chains…read more Entry was very smooth and easy. Staff was friendly and helpful guiding us to our seating area. Vendors were well laid out for you to buy swag. Concessions ran smoothly as well. Bathrooms were very clean and in working order. I would recommend this Venue , if there is a concert, Collegiate game here, it will be organized, clean, and well ran. When we left the staff were still super friendly and asked me to do a QR Code survey for the event and how it was run.

Take me out the ball game and buy some peanuts and crackerjacks!! The Florida Ballpark otherwise…read moreknown as Condron Ballpark is a beautiful and excellent facility in the Gainesville community. This ballpark hosts the Florida Gators baseball team, and it opened about 2 years ago. This ballpark has an amazing 360 design view from the 3rd level which also serves as the floor for the press box and club seating. However on the 2nd level/concourse, that's where the main seating area is. There's more than enough seating and also there's berm seating for spectators who have the thrill to catch an out ball or even a homer! If you can get a chance to walk around, you'll be able to see the history of Gator baseball and the team's accolades. The concession stand has great food options ranging from the classic ballpark eats like hotdogs, peanuts, and popcorn to chicken caesar salad wraps, fried key lime cheesecake with a raspberry sauce, and a watermelon cooler. Also, the bathrooms are very clean which are amazing at a sporting event. My only issue is the parking, parking can be very tough especially if there's a tough competitor for the week/weekend, so I advise to get there early. I have been to several games this season, and I definitely enjoy the atmosphere and hanging out with the Gator fans.

Excellent new facilities conveniently located across the street from the softball field. If you…read moreplan your visit just right, you can catch 2 games and not have to change parking spaces. We came for an SEC game against lsu and unfortunately didn't fair very well. Parking is available at multiple locations within a short walk even with softball happening around the same time. We had some great times at the old ballpark but understand that we gotta keep progress moving. The cover over the majority of the seats is a welcome change for those sweltering summer games.

Everything was smooth sailing all the way. That's the PLUS…read more The negatives: I was not given the exact seat numbers; only the row. I didn't have direct access to the tickets. I had to subscribe to a third party company called AXS, created an account to login and access said tickets; but the AXS app won't even let me login after creating the account. So, I'm not sure I'll be getting my tickets or not before the event.

Expensive middleman posing as a ticket seller…read more Event Tickets Center is not the official ticket seller. Instead it's a resale broker that appears at the top of search results. I paid $184.80 for tickets that were still selling directly from the venue for around $97. When I realized the mistake and requested cancellation before fulfillment, the company delivered the tickets immediately rather than honoring the request. The tickets were real, but the purchasing process feels designed to make buyers think they're buying directly from the venue. Lesson learned: always go directly to the venue's ticketing provider first.

There's not a bad seat in the house here! Lots of cool sports to take in. The decor is really neat…read moreGator themed too. Seats are comfy and bathrooms are clean. Go Gators!

The Stephen C. O'Connell Center, always referred to as the O'Dome, is a multi-purpose arena at UF…read more Home to Division 1 SEC Gators Basketball and Top ranking women's Gymnastics.It also hosts concerts, events and academic ceremonies. I'm usually here for basketball, but today it was watching my son graduate. What an amazing experience. How exciting for every graduate to see their name on the scoreboard.

Fred Cone park is a nice neighborhood place to run/walk track, play soccer or basketball, have a…read morepicnic, or just chill and listen to the many birds that fly around there. There is a pavilion in the front, but I am not sure what kind of functions it has. There are mostly children playing there with a few adults supervising. It is near the woods, so Florida birds can be seen and heard.

Fred Cone Park features a gorgeous new track with a football field in the middle, a shaded…read moreplayground and swings, adorable community garden, baseball diamond, single batting/kicking net/cage, plenty of open space to play soccer, picnic tables, the Eastside Community Center, and Cone Park Branch Library. This park definitely serves all types of sports! I was disappointed by the condition of the restrooms. I also would have loved a marked trail around the perimeter trees for when the track is being used by organized groups.

This is one of the nicest college ballparks I've been to! All of the seats are great. The…read moreconcessions are super expensive, but what do you expect?! Go gators!

A classic Grapefruit League stadium but new. Spacious seating, grassy berms in the outfield, and…read moremodern scoreboard. Not many places to hide from the Florida sun during day games. Decent views of field but diminished by the safety netting for foul balls. Not many concession stands so lines can be long.

We arrived at 8:30 a.m. on a Friday, and the track was already abuzz with movement. The skies were…read moreclear, and the sun was shining, but it was only 58°. I recall my uncle mentioning that if it's hot, the car will run slower. We could smell the food the vendors prepared for the day's crowd. Suddenly, the roar of the engines came to life, and the wife heard the announcer say, "Welcome to the Gaternationals; it is a gorgeous day for racing." The drag racers rolled to the staging lanes with their dragsters doing burnouts. They carefully pulled into the pre-stage beams. Finally, there was the first yellow, the second yellow, and the third yellow, and then it was full throttle down the track. We watched reigning Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown produce a 3.685-seconds at 334.24 mph run in his 11K horsepower Matco Tools dragster. Also, Jack Beckman took the top qualifier in a Funny Car with 3.832 seconds at 334.65 mph in his 11K horsepower PEAK Chevy Camaro SS. Most importantly, every ticket is a pit pass for those who have never been to an NRHA event, meaning you can watch the crews prepare and adjust their dragsters. I noticed that we were lucky to sit in the stands without being surrounded by cigarette smokers. We've had a problem with several venues in the past overlooking smokers. The restrooms were well-maintained, the food vendors were ample, and currently, the venue allowed coolers at a max of 14" x 14" x 14". We took our seat cushions, but they can't be bigger than 18" x 10". However, alcohol, dope, and glass containers were not allowed. While we were there enjoying the event, I looked back at 2024 as a very challenging year since I lost my uncle to cancer, and being at an NHRA keeps his memory fresh for us.

My husband and I are from the Midwest and have traveled to nine NHRA tracks across the country…read more Unfortunately, the experience at Gainesville Raceway was the most disappointing of all the events we have attended. From the two hours it took to get into the track to the poor organization around the grandstands, the overall experience was extremely frustrating. While the email notifying attendees that traffic would be heavy was appreciated, it would have been much more helpful to give specific guidance--such as recommending that fans leave two hours before the time they hoped to arrive. There were also challenges with grandstand access. Each time fans went up the steps to their seats, they were required to show their tickets. At the B/C steps, for example, a staff member would not allow a teenager to return to his seat to rejoin his parents and instead made him step aside and call them. A simple hand-stamp system would have made re-entry far easier and avoided these situations. Additionally, during the Sunday finals a storm moved in that was clearly visible on radar. Despite the approaching weather, there was no announcement advising fans to leave the grandstands. Crowds were left sitting through a heavy downpour with significant lightning. From a safety standpoint--especially with so many people in the stands--this felt like very poor planning. NHRA events are always a great time, and we have had wonderful experiences at many other tracks across the country. Unfortunately, this particular venue did not live up to those standards, and based on our experience, we would recommend attending an NHRA event at a different track.

If there was an indoor stadium where Hippos went to watch shows, it'd be the Hippo Dome. This is…read moresadly not that. What it is, though, is a gorgeous theatre in Gainesville which has a lot of left-wing and liberal and really moving and interesting local pieces, a lot of which are connected to the college. So massive kudos to them for having a little theatre like this and it deserves nothing short of five.

Beautiful intimate venue for a candlelight string quartet concert. Really, no bad seats.read more

Love cheering on the ladies at Katie Seashole Pressly stadium. Don't work about regular seats - get…read moregen admission tickets, bring your chair and sit under the oaks. So relaxing and laid back. Go Gators!

I love this stadium and UF Softball! It had been a while since I had been to a game, but I used to…read morebe at this stadium every weekend for a few months out of the year! The stadium itself is fairly small, especially as softball is becoming more popular and UF is playing better. They have devised a new system, where only season ticket holders can sit in the assigned seats on the benches and the general public sits in the grassy areas. I don't mind this, however, you really need to get there 45 min-1 hr before the games starts if you want a decent spot, and even then prepared to be close to your neighbors! Parking fill up quickly, another reason to get there early. I usually just park in the parking garage cross the street and walk. The stadium is well maintained and usually has clean bathrooms, and overpriced concessions - if you need them!